The Indian Ports Act

Injuring buoys, beacons and moorings

Wilfully loosening vessel from moorings

Improperly discharging ballast

Graving vessel within prohibited limits

Boiling pitch on board vessel within prohibited limits

Drawing spirits by unprotected artificial light

Warping

Leaving out warp or hawser after sunset

Discharge of fire-arms in port

Penalty on master omitting to take order to extinguish fire

Unauthorised person not to search for lost stores

Removing stones or injuring shores of port prohibited


General Rules


(1) Every master of a vessel in any port subject to this Act shall, when required
so to do by the conservator, permit warps or hawsers to be made fast to the vessel for the purpose of
warping any other vessel in the port, and shall not allow any such warp or hawser to be let go until
required so to do.

(2) A master offending against sub-section (1) shall be punishable for every such offence with fine
which may extend to two hundred rupees.

LAWGIST

# 25 Warping